Sentences with phrase «on valid measures»

School leaders will be able to make retention decisions based on valid measures such as student - achievement growth and classroom observations and student evaluations.

Not exact matches

The lawsuit describes an employee ranking system that is «not based on valid and reliable performance measures» and favors men and white or Asian employees.

Until this study, the first of its kind to use in - person and computer - assisted observation to measure the commercial - watching habits of 376 adults, no valid research had been done on the topic.

These are thirty of Texas's largest auto insurance companies, and are ranked based on their complaint index, which measures how many valid complaints the company gets compared to the average insurer.

This embrace of measured reality as the only valid reality is at the opposite end of the spectrum from an equally irresponsible dependence on emotion alone.

The answer to the second question, that of advance in man's religious quest, must depend on the criteria which are judged valid for measuring advance.

Led by Julie Demuth, a scientist from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the study, «Explicating experience: Development of a valid scale of past hazard experience for tornadoes,» characterized and measured people's past tornado experiences to determine their impact on the perceived risks of future tornadoes.

«We come up with candidates based on first - principle calculations, then measure the properties of the candidates to understand whether the criteria we used to select them are valid.

With current observations suggesting that dark energy comprises more than 70 percent of the matter - energy density of the present - day universe, astronomers say that measuring the apparent shapes and the distribution of galaxies in the Universe will constrain the nature of dark energy and allow them to examine whether the general theory of relativity is still a valid description of gravitation on scales of billions of light years.

If there ever was an efficient way of measuring strength, even though a lot of the gym community insists that this way is valid, it really isn't and it has negative consequences on the chests of people who consider it useful.

It's not a valid measure of performance change, it is simply another tool in the toolbelt of helping people learn and engage - but not a valid assessment of real learning... that you'll see on the job.

Below is a breakdown of the lesson objectives: * All students will know the main measures of an economy * Most students will have an idea of what the UK economy is currently like * Some students will know how different factors can effect the UK economy The lesson looks at the basics of the following macroeconomic concepts with definition, examples and valid video links: * Inflation * Unemployment * Economic growth * Gross domestic product (GDP) * Balance of payments * Exchange rates The lesson concludes with a nice multiple choice quiz to test students on the lessons theory.

If it receives the required 650,000 valid petition signatures and carries a statewide vote, probably on the November 1992 ballot, the measure would give California residents the most sweeping educational - choice program in the nation.

Student - test - based measures of teacher performance are receiving increasing attention in part because there are, as yet, few complementary or alternative measures that can provide reliable and valid information on the effectiveness of a teacher's classroom practice.

«Extensive research shows that... valid and reliable measures of teacher effectiveness,» have yet to be generated, she says, blithely putting on ignore important work by Thomas Kane, Eric Hanushek, and Raj Chetty and his colleagues, which shows that students learn in any given year somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of a standard deviation more if they have an especially effective teacher rather than a very ineffective one.

On one side, there are those who argue that tests are not valid measures of teaching or learning.

This compelling knowledge base underscores three significant, unmet needs: (1) valid and reliable biological and bio-behavioral measures (or «biomarkers») of «toxic stress» to identify children who are at higher risk of chronic disease in adulthood; (2) more effective intervention strategies to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the long - term health consequences of significant adversity in early childhood; and (3) biomarkers that are sensitive to change and can thus be used to assess the short - term and medium - term effects of intervention strategies whose ultimate impacts on physical and mental health may not be apparent until decades later.

Child - level assessment data means the data collected by an agency on an individual child from one or more valid and reliable assessments of a child's status and progress, including but not limited to direct assessment, structured observations, checklists, staff or parent report measures, and portfolio records or work samples.

CORE selected its measures of social - emotional learning based on evidence from other settings that they were valid predictors of academic success.

• an interest in valid measures of student engagement — although systems focus on academic outcomes, some try to capture school culture as well.

As full implementation of both the teacher and principal evaluation systems looms for September 2013, it is imperative that boards of education, district leaders, and the DOE ensure that principals and teachers have a viable curriculum based on the Common Core Standards; valid and reliable assessment tools to measure growth in every subject area (tested and nontested); and time to work in professional teams to set growth targets, analyze data, and provide the appropriate instructional interventions for every student.

A measure could be valid on average, but inconsistent when repeated, meaning it isn't very reliable.

«But what's never happened before is the state coming into a school and saying you must make (part) of your evaluation be based on two arbitrary measures of growth that have never been shown to be valid or reliable.»

Several subsequent studies suggest that the measures are probably reasonably valid on average.

It is important to note, however, that even if the conclusions from these studies are right, they provide evidence about whether value - added measures are valid on the average across large numbers of teachers.

To help teachers successfully fulfill their role in this endeavor, effective teacher supervision and evaluation systems that inform teacher professional development and improve instruction are essential; however, disagreement over what those systems should measure remains, and some researchers caution against relying on student test scores as a valid metric (Baker et al, 2010)

Examples of outcome data that are also appropriate and necessary to assess teacher effectiveness are students» individual growth and progress as measured on valid and reliable standardized instruments, teacher made tests that aligned with the curriculum, student performance demonstrations in a variety of media, and portfolios of student work.

States and districts should develop frameworks for teacher performance appraisal that are based on research - supported best practices, consistent in application, fair to teachers and evaluators, and valid and reliable measures of teacher performance.

Examples of outcome criteria that are also appropriate and necessary are students» individual growth and progress as measured on valid and reliable standardized instruments, teacher - made tests that are aligned with the curriculum, student performance demonstrations in a variety of media, and portfolios of student work.

The American Statistical Association has stated the VAM style growth scores, similar to the one forced on local schools by NYS, is not a valid measure of teacher effectiveness and should not be used for employment or salary decisions.

By developing valid and reliable Common Core math measures, educators stand a much better chance of appropriately responding to student needs to boost achievement on PARCC and SBAC Common Core math summative assessments.

Taking the growth percentiles as a valid measure of teaching would have you believe that the distribution of ineffective teachers in New Jersey just happens to directly concentrate into schools with high percentages of students in poverty and low overall proficiency levels on standardized tests.

For example, high scores on classroom observations rubrics and content knowledge assessments should be correlated with high value - added scores, so the overall evaluation system provides a valid and reliable tool for measuring effective teaching.

If we are using such student performances for high - stakes decision making, we will need to make sure that the determinations are valid (that we measure what we mean to measure) and reliable (that the measure will yield the same results on repeated trials).

In the introduction, validity and fairness are equated: «if an item were intended to measure the ability to comprehend a reading passage in English, score differences between groups based on real differences in comprehension of English would be valid and, therefore, fair....

[13] In addition, teacher evaluation systems that include student survey data, which are somewhat correlated with teachers» student growth measures, [14] are stronger, more reliable, and more valid than those that rely solely on administrator reports and observations.

For instance, performance on infrequent statewide assessments does not capture all dimensions of student learning and classroom outcomes.38 Further, the majority of teachers work in grades or subject areas to which state assessments do not apply, which poses a challenge in defining valid and reliable measures of student achievement.

Following up on a recent post regarding whether «Combining Different Tests to Measure Value - Added [Is] Valid?»

* The reliability of both value - added measures and demographic - adjusted teacher evaluation scores is dependent on sample size, such that these measures will be less reliable and valid when calculated in small districts than in large districts.

Valid and reliable evaluation can «measure» what teachers do, but the emphasis too often is on accountability — not improvement.

It's why the use of VAM (Value Added Measures) can not contribute valid or reliable data to a teacher's effectiveness rating — because VAM is a predictive model based on comparing a set of actual student test scores against a hypothetical group of scores.

Any other measure of growth as determined by the state (not necessarily based on state assessments), or another «valid and reliable indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance» for all non-high schools.

However, if we've made the decision to use credit cards to get rewards, then 2 % is a valid baseline to measure all other rewards against, and if we choose to do it with anything less than a 2 % cash back card we're leaving rewards on the table.

If I am right that no - one has, or more likely no - one can, measure this number, then why on earth the scientific establishement thinks that CAGW is valid I have no idea.

So in Chapter 3, drawing on standard social science content analysis procedures and the measures used by Boykoff, I provide the first reliable and valid data evaluating systematic patterns in mainstream coverage of the reality and causes of climate change for the key political period of 2009 and 2010.

The measure directs how a unit's overall efficiency shall be determined on the basis of outputs of electrical generation and useful thermal energy output, which is defined in the bill as (i) including direct heat and other valid thermal end - use energy requirements for which fuel or electricity would otherwise be consumed and (ii) excluding thermal energy used for the purpose of drying or refining biomass fuel.

These are thirty of Texas's largest auto insurance companies, and are ranked based on their complaint index, which measures how many valid complaints the company gets compared to the average insurer.

We focus on giving you scientifically valid results and reliable psychometrics that measure your personal preferences, mental traits, abilities, and processes.

Therefore, working on the multidimensional OCD measures with valid symptom subscales and with satisfying psychometric properties is the potential to improve symptom - specific screening and treatment planning (Gönner, Ecker, Leonhart, & Limbacher, 2010).

Risk ratings on the PSC - 17 subscale scores, like those on any brief screening measure, are valid only as indicators to be considered during more thorough clinical or structured assessments.